diff --git a/apps/acls/utils.py b/apps/acls/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4da462d7c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/acls/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+
+from .models import AccessEntry, DefaultAccessEntry, CreatorSingleton
+from .classes import EncapsulatedObject, AccessHolder, ClassAccessHolder
+
+
+def apply_default_acls(self, obj, actor=None):
+    if isinstance(obj, EncapsulatedObject):
+        obj = obj.source_object
+
+    if actor:
+        actor = AnonymousUserSingleton.objects.passthru_check(actor)
+        #actor_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(actor)
+
+    content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(obj)
+
+    for default_acl in DefaultAccessEntry.objects.filter(content_type=content_type):
+        holder = CreatorSingleton.objects.passthru_check(default_acl.holder_object, actor)
+        
+        access_entry = AccessEntry(
+            permission=default_acl.permission,
+            holder_object=holder,
+            content_object=obj,
+        )
+        access_entry.save()
diff --git a/apps/sources/models.py b/apps/sources/models.py
index 52e828a4fe..d6a997daf9 100644
--- a/apps/sources/models.py
+++ b/apps/sources/models.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from history.api import create_history
 from metadata.models import MetadataType
 from metadata.api import save_metadata_list
 from scheduler.api import register_interval_job, remove_job
+from acls.utils import apply_default_acls
 
 from .managers import SourceTransformationManager
 from .literals import (SOURCE_CHOICES, SOURCE_CHOICES_PLURAL,
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ class BaseModel(models.Model):
                 document.document_type = document_type
             document.save()
 
+            apply_default_acls(document, document, user)
+
             if metadata_dict_list:
                 save_metadata_list(metadata_dict_list, document, create=True)
             warnings = update_indexes(document)